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A letter, notice, request, or board document can trigger different California requirements. Upload it, identify the notice type, and see what may be missing. Free for your first document.
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📘 Short Answer
Different HOA notices are governed by different parts of the Davis-Stirling Act. A violation or fine notice may turn on Civil Code §§5850 and 5855, a records response may turn on §§5200–5210, a rule-change notice may turn on §4360, an architectural decision may turn on §4765, and a pre-lien notice may turn on §5660. Upload your notice for a free Review that identifies the notice type, checks the relevant statutes, and flags what may be missing.
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We check it against California Civil Code §§ 4000–6150
See what it says, what may be missing, and your options
Common HOA notices we can review
- ✓Violation letters, hearing notices, and fine notices
- ✓Records request responses and document-production letters
- ✓Rule-change notices and annual policy or disclosure documents
- ✓Architectural approval or denial letters
- ✓Assessment delinquency letters, pre-lien notices, and board communications
Which law applies depends on the notice
- ✓Discipline, violation, and fine notices often involve §§5850, 5855, and 5910
- ✓Records requests and responses often involve §§5200, 5205, and 5210
- ✓Rule-change notices often involve §4360's 28-day notice and text-of-rule requirements
- ✓Architectural decisions often involve §4765's written decision and reconsideration requirements
- ✓Delinquency and pre-lien notices often involve assessment collection statutes such as §5660
What your free Review shows you
- ✓A plain-language summary of what the document says
- ✓The likely notice type and the Davis-Stirling Act provisions that apply
- ✓Relevant Davis-Stirling Act sections, with the exact text cited
- ✓Procedural issues — what the law requires versus what the document actually shows
- ✓Recommended next steps, including a document you can draft and download
⚖️ Relevant California Law
- § Civil Code §4000 — Names the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which governs California common interest developments.
- § Civil Code §5855 — Requires notice, hearing opportunity, an opportunity to cure, and written decision procedures before disciplinary action or certain monetary charges become effective.
- § Civil Code §5200 — Establishes the categories of association records members have the right to inspect.
- § Civil Code §5660 — Lists information that must be included in a pre-lien notice for delinquent assessments.
- § Civil Code §4360 — Requires general notice of a proposed operating rule change at least 28 days before the board makes the change, with the text and purpose of the proposal.
- § Civil Code §4765 — Requires fair, reasonable, and expeditious architectural decision procedures, including written decisions and reconsideration rights after disapproval.
- § Civil Code §5310 — Requires the annual policy statement to include key association policies, including discipline, dispute resolution, assessment collection, and architectural approval information.
Example Review output
Your Review may classify the document as a violation notice, records response, rule-change notice, architectural decision, or pre-lien notice; identify which Davis-Stirling sections apply; and suggest whether a response, records request, IDR request, or governing-document review is the practical next step.
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